Contact Us and Opening Times

Calderdale Archive Service Opening Times and Information

Contact Us

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WYAS Calderdale

Central Library and Archives

Square Road

Halifax

HX1 1QG

Telephone: +44 (0)113 535 3050

Email: calderdale@wyjs.org.uk

Christmas Closure

The Calderdale office will close for the Christmas period at 4.30pm on Friday 19th December and reopen at 10am on Tuesday 13th January 2026. The office remains closed from 5th January 2026 to the 9th January 2026 for essential collections work on the records in our care and maintenance works.

Opening hours

The Calderdale office will be closed from the 17th to the 28th November 2025 to undertake essential collections work to improve access to the records in our care. We will reopen to the public on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

All visitors are required to book their visit and order documents at least one week in advance. Please do not travel to our building without having received confirmation of your booking.

Open days:

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 10am – 4.30pm

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 10am – 4.30pm

Friday: 10am – 4.30pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed

Microfilm available

Parish registers on microfilm will be available via the Local Studies Library in Central Library. For up to date opening hours for the Local Studies Library see the Library website. Non-conformist registers and other collections on microfilm will need to be requested in advance from the archive service by emailing calderdale@wyjs.org.uk or via telephone on 0113 535 3050.

Appointments

Please contact us by telephone 0113 535 3050 or by email calderdale@wyjs.org.uk to make an appointment.

It may not be possible to retrieve all of the items you request for one appointment. Depending on the nature and size of the collections, the space available in the search room, and staff availability we may need to limit the number of documents you can request. Staff will advise you, at the time of booking, whether any document restrictions apply.

Public lockers for bags and coats are provided and are coin operated (£1 refundable).

Please read the office guidance before planning your visit.

Please also read our Unacceptable Behaviour statement and our Safe Space in our searchrooms documents.

Group talks and workshops

A range of talks are available to groups and organisations who would like to find out more about our Archive Service. In our talks we aim to explain the work we do and help to raise public awareness of our collections and expertise. We offer many different talks, details of which and how to book can be found here.